Food at Glebefields Care Home
At the heart of our meals are fresh, seasonal ingredients that are bursting with flavour. Our food is cooked to the highest standard and we take great care to cater to the dietary requirements of everyone living here at the home. Residents may even discover a new favourite food or enjoy an old favourite prepared in a new and exciting way. We actively encourage loved ones to attend our mealtimes so that they can get a taste of what we offer. Please see below for more details:
Bose Jose
Hello My name is Bose Jose. I am the Head Chef here at Barchester Glebefields since June 2022.
I am professionally qualified as a chef from India and working as a chef in United Kingdom since 2004. Over the period of 25 plus years of working as a professional chef, I had worked with many great chefs, experienced in multi cuisines, worked in all sorts of catering areas, for example 5* Hotels, Classic Restaurants, hospital/school/Flight kitchens etc.
It's a privilege to be part of the Barchester Family and I enjoy working here. As a chef I enjoy learning more about my customers likes/dislikes and preparing the food how they like it.
Dietary requirements
For residents who have difficulties swallowing, we modify the menu of the day so that the dishes are more palatable for them. To support our chefs in producing these dishes, our hospitality team and our Chef Academy organise theory and practical workshops. The chefs work with the chef trainer to prepare tasty, modified meals safely and according to IDDSI frame work. This encourages residents to eat and enjoy their food. All our chefs have been trained in IDDSI food descriptors.
Attracting top chefs
Our chefs are recruited on the basis of an interview with the regional hospitality support team and the manager of the home. Selection also involves a practical element, where potential chefs are asked to cook for and meet a panel of people living in the home. Chefs take their job extremely seriously and the annual Barchester Chef Competition sees our chefs battle it out in regional heats and then at a national final for the accolade of 'Barchester's Chef of the Year'.
